Workforce Security Research Publications
Independent Contractors: Prevalence and Implications for Unemployment Insurance Programs
This report presents the results of a study on independent contractors (ICs) conducted in 1998-99. It begins with a description of ICs in the alternative workforce and definitions and tests used by federal and state agencies to classify them. Next, the motivations of employers to use ICs, the motivations of workers to become ICs, and selected industries where they predominate are described. Profiles of employees misclassified as independent contractors are described, and the results of an attempt to determine the extent of misclassification of employees as ICs and its effects on Unemployment Insurance (UI) trust funds are presented. Then the efforts of state administrators in dealing with ICs and other significant workforce issues related to ICs are described. Finally, the report presents the findings and recommendations of the study.
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